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June 22, 2010

G72: Rockies 2, Red Sox 1

Lester (6-6-1-1-6, 90) allowed a single and a walk to start the fifth, and had nearly pitched out of danger when Todd Helton rapped an RBI single to right. Hideki Okajima gave up a run on three consecutive one-out singles in the eighth.

Chacin allowed four hits and five walks in 6.2 innings, but they were nearly all bunched together in two innings. Mike Cameron singled to open the third, but was thrown out stealing. Josh Reddick singled and, after a bunt from Lester, Marco Scutaro and Dustin Pedroia walked. With the bases loaded, Victor Martinez worked a full count but grounded to second.

In the seventh, Adrian Beltre walked with one out and Daniel Nava singled. After Chacin fanned Cameron, he walked Reddick to load the bases. Joe Neimel came into face pinch-hitter David Ortiz and Papi grounded to second.

Boston rallied in the ninth as Beltre lead off with a double. Nava struck out, but Cameron singled Beltre home. Pinch-hitters Bill Hall (F9) and Mike Lowell (6-3) could not deliver. Lowell's grounder was deep in the hole, but Clint Barmes had time to dive for it, tumble a bit, then get to his feet and throw to first. A turtle could have beaten it out for a hit, but, alas, Lowell is no turtle.

The Yankees beat the Diamondbacks 9-3 and the Rays lost to the Padres 2-1, so both Boston and Tampa Bay fell to 1.5 GB in the East.

The last time the Red Sox played in Colorado was October 28, 2007, when Lester and friends finished a four-game sweep of the Rockies in the World Series.Lester gets the ball again tonight, as the Red Sox begin a road trip with three games each against the Rockies and Giants. (After that, five of their next eight games are against the Rays.)

1894 - Washington scores in every inning and beats Boston 26-12. Washington's George Tebeau scores four runs without getting a hit.

1912 - It's Ty Cobb's turn to bat with two outs in the bottom of the 9th, and the Tigers trailing 11-3, but no one can find him. George Mullin pinch-hits and flies out to end the game. Cobb was in the clubhouse taking a shower.

1916 - The Braves pull off a triple steal against the Giants in the 11th inning. It is the only extra-inning triple steal in National League history. It has happened only once in the AL: by the White Sox against the Senators on June 25, 1941.

Globe Notes: Drew may return Thursday. Reddick up, Manuel down. Reddick may go back down when Dice returns on Thursday. ... Tiz, Yook and will each play two games in this series; Tiz out tonight. ... Nava-Cameron-Reddick is the 21st different outfield alignment this year.

Yes Laura, we were at Sunday's game. Great seats behind home plate about 20 rows up or so. It was great to see HH regain his composure and pitch really well. I was hoping for a pitcher's duel and it didn't look like I was going to get one after the first two innings.

The Oregon coast is incredible. Actually got married there on the beach three years ago before I ever thought about moving out here. One downside: the Oregon beach is much more exotic if you live in Philadelphia, PA. Telling people out here we got married on the Oregon coast isn't very impressive. (not that that's why we did it, but that's the joke).

Well, it's the Pacific coast, so it's very different than the Cape. There's a coastal road linked by a series of bridges, each one unique and beautiful, and a whole string of state park beaches, with beautiful coves and rock outcroppings.

Before our trip, I didn't know anything about it, so it was also a complete surprise and revelation, which is so cool.

MM, very cool re getting married there. I'm not from there so I can be impressed. :)

Sounds amazing. We did the PCH from SF to LA in 2003 and although there obviously is some commercial developement along sections of that, there are also those long sections of state parks and incredible vistas. Is it like that?

Big Sur is unbelievably beautiful. The Oregon Coast, at least where I've been and I haven't seen the whole thing or close to it, is darker, colder and the beaches are wider. Also, the sea stacks... well, I won't describe them. You can see them here: www.smate.wwu.edu/teched/geology/GeoHaz/Erosion/Erosion-02.JPG

It was a very memorable trip. The drive was the whole trip. We spent a few days in SF and a few days in Seattle, but other than that it was a road trip. Then we spent a few days relaxing in Solana Beach, outside San Diego. I think the whole trip was 17 days, something like that.

It's not the worst work, just not that I want to do it. I rotate hosting a radio show once a month where I gather a list of all the live music shows around us (that I know of) and then play music from selected artists. We figure if people actually hear music they'll maybe check the band/performer out. It does work on occasion.